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Suzanne Vega announces 2022 UK dates

September 14, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
Exactly one year after the release of her live album ‘An Evening of New York Songs and Stories’ Suzanne Vega will begin a tour of the USA, UK and EU. The Grammy Award-winning artist will be […]
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Something for the weekend: Lilly Hiatt “Bean”

September 10, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for another week dear reader, and we leave you news of a new full-length album from Lilly Hiatt which will be released this autumn, on October 15th to be precise. ‘Lately’ was […]
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Jason Isbell interviews Dr Fauci about Covid vaccines – Watch

September 7, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1
Jason Isbell has been vocal in recent weeks about his support for Covid vaccines and continued social distancing in concerts and recently interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of […]
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Grammy-award winners reimagine Woody Guthries’ ‘Dust Bowl Blues’

September 3, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
A new concept album reimagining the classic Woody Guthrie album ‘Dust Bowl Blues‘ will be released on September 10th on Parlophone. The album includes tracks from a wide range of A list Americana artists such as […]
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Steve Gunn announces UK dates, new single

August 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Steve Gunn – the man Rolling Stone called “rock music’s best kept secret” – today released the third single from his new album ‘Other You’, ahead of its release tomorrow on Matador Records which we reviewed […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

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For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

May 18, 2026 0
Blue Rodeo, veterans of the americana scene for over forty years, have several songs in their vast catalogue that remain perennial fan favourites; 5 Days In May is one such song. The opening number from Five […]
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Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”

May 18, 2026 0
Contemporary and traditional blend from homegrown and widely travelled teacher of song. Native Companion is the fourth collection of contemporary Celticana from the peregrine musician, that is, Ryan O’Reilly. Alongside his English roots, the Oxford-born and […]
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Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

May 18, 2026 0
Jerry Joseph, we are happy to tell you, returns – not that he’s been away exactly, but we have an insatiable appetite for the kind of music that Jerry Joseph makes, and so the news that […]

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  • Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”
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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0
The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Pick of the Political Pops: Drive By Truckers “Perfect Timing”

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This week we’ve been made aware of some interesting facts and figures. Apparently net migration to the UK (year ending March 2020) was 313,000 – up on 221,000 on last year. Xenophobes and Brexiteers must be […]
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Video: H.C. McEntire “Baby’s Got The Blues”

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Rising star H.C. McEntire has included her family and community in this great video to accompany the powerful video for Baby’s Got The Blues from her acclaimed album Lionheart.
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Bob Dylan “Sign On The Window” – Listen

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Coming on-line just a little late for us on Friday. Here’s a song from the new Bob Dylan archive album ‘1970‘, which features outtakes and alternate takes of songs from ‘Self Portrait‘ and ‘New Morning‘ as […]

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